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Gary
Lavelle		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 3, 1949 in Scranton, PA, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1975 26 SFG   6 3 .667 65   0 0 8 82.0 80 27   48 51 2.96  
1976 27 SFG   10 6 .625 65   0 0 12 110.0 102 33   52 71 2.70  
1977 28 SFG NL 4 4 .500 67 0 0 0 37 72.7 57 26 4 27 44 3.22 .218 .291 .294 .585 13.5
1978 29 SFG NL 3 4 .429 56 0 0 0 27 56.3 54 12 2 19 40 1.92 .261 .325 .343 .668 10.0
1979 30 SFG NL 7 6 .538 55 0 0 0 26 65.0 63 25 1 28 53 3.46 .258 .331 .320 .651 8.3
1980 31 SFG NL 7 8 .467 70 0 0 0 28 76.3 62 22 0 37 62 2.59 .227 .323 .256 .579 12.2
1981 32 SFG NL 7 4 .636 66 0 0 0 28 76.3 72 36 1 29 80 4.24 .245 .319 .337 .656 8.1
1982 33 SFG NL 5 3 .625 87 0 0 0 1 107.3 79 19 0 15 109 1.59 .200 .228 .271 .499 10.5
1983 34 BAL AL 6 3 .667 82 0 0 0 5 143.7 109 40 0 27 126 2.51 .208 .250 .260 .510 13.7
1984 35 BAL AL 4 5 .444 76 0 0 0 46 89.3 60 21 3 19 72 2.12 .189 .238 .264 .502 17.0
1985 36 BAL AL 7 7 .500 72 0 0 0 36 78.3 79 24 3 20 76 2.76 .268 .317 .366 .683 11.0
1986 37 BAL AL 4 4 .500 37 0 0 0 20 43.0 34 8 1 9 29 1.67 .214 .259 .283 .542 9.1
1987 38 BAL AL 1 5 .167 39 0 0 0 21 42.7 46 22 1 17 31 4.64 .279 .348 .376 .724 4.3
11 Years Sim 55 53 .509 707 0 0 0 275 851.0 715 255 16 247 722 2.70 .228 .286 .299 .585 117.6
13 Years Pro 71 62 .534 837   0 0 295 1043.0 897 315   347 844 2.72  
Season Average 5 4 .556 64 0 0 0 25 77.4 65 23 1 22 65 2.70 .228 .286 .299 .585  
Career Highs 7 8 .667 87 0 0 0 46 143.7 109 40 4 37 126 4.64 .279 .348 .376 .724  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1975 26 SFG   65 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .111 .311 0.1  
1976 27 SFG   65 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7  
1977 28 SFG NL 67 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1978 29 SFG NL 56 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1979 30 SFG NL 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1980 31 SFG NL 70 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .600 .333 .933 1.0 0.3
1981 32 SFG NL 66 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3 0.0
1982 33 SFG NL 87 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
6 Years Sim 401 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .074 .138 .074 .212 -0.7 0.3
8 Years Pro 531 49 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 22 .082 .135 .082 .216 -1.2  
162 Game Average 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .074 .138 .074 .212 -0.3  
Career Highs 87 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .333 .600 .333 .933 1.0  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 28 SFG NL P 67 0 72.7 3 11 1 2 .933 1.73    
1978 29 SFG NL P 56 0 56.3 2 12 1 3 .933 2.24    
1979 30 SFG NL P 55 0 65.0 4 12 0 0 1.000 2.22    
1980 31 SFG NL P 70 0 76.3 7 15 0 1 1.000 2.59    
1981 32 SFG NL P 66 0 76.3 3 15 2 1 .900 2.12    
1982 33 SFG NL P 87 0 107.3 6 14 2 0 .909 1.68    
1983 34 BAL AL P 82 0 143.7 7 22 1 0 .967 1.82    
1984 35 BAL AL P 76 0 89.3 2 18 2 5 .909 2.02    
1985 36 BAL AL P 72 0 78.3 7 19 0 1 1.000 2.99    
1986 37 BAL AL P 37 0 43.0 4 4 1 0 .889 1.67    
1987 38 BAL AL P 39 0 42.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.90    
Career Totals   707 0 851.0 48 148 10 13 .951 2.07    
Career Highs   87 0 143.7 7 22 2 5 1.000 2.99    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1982 33 SFG NL 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 6 3 0 1 7 4.27 .261 .292 .435 .726
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 6 3 0 1 7 4.27 .261 .292 .435 .726
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1977-4-37
1978-9-27
1981-9-28
1984-2-46
1985-6-36
CAR-21-275
 Games Pitched
1983-3-82
1984-2-76
1985-5-72
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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  6. Bruce Taylor (910)
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  9. Bill Dawley (895)
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History
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/12/1983 to a 2-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Injured on 10/4/1983 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 10 weeks
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
 
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